IT Transformation Project

CFAES
June
2019

Project Update

After several months of hard work, all ATI users on the Wooster campus are now moved to OCIO services. Two more groups on the Columbus campus and four County Extension offices were moved to OCIO services in May, with several more on deck. With increasing units onboarded to these services, more survey responses are rolling in regarding the onboarding experience with generally positive results. Visit the CFAES IT Transformation webpage for regular project updates.

Columbus Campus

  • Wi-Fi implementation complete in 20 buildings
  • OSUnet complete in 20 buildings
  • Moved to OCIO services in May: IT, 4-H
  • Moving to OCIO services next: FABE, OSUE Admin

Wooster Campus

  • Wi-Fi implementation complete in 35 buildings
  • OSUnet complete in 41 buildings
  • Moved to OCIO services in May: ATI ASB, ATI AET  
  • Moving to OCIO services next: IT, OARDC - Plant Path, OARDC - MCIC

State-wide Campus

  • OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 42 locations
  • Moved to OCIO Services in May: Adams, Jackson, Pike, Madison
  • Moving to OCIO services next: Sandusky, Muskingum
  • Planning kicked off with the following counties: Sandusky, Richland, Brown, Clinton, Allen, Logan
  • Next counties to kick off: Preble, Montgomery, Tuscarawas & Holmes

See state-wide map below for additional details

 

Onboarding Survey Results

Members of units that moved to OCIO services were given the opportunity to provide feedback about their experience.

 

Thinking about the overall process of receiving new IT services, how would you rate your experience?

Bar chart describing survey results. 36.1% had an extremely positive experience, 30.1% moderately positive, 8.4% slightly positive, 8.4% neutral, 15.7% slightly negative, 1.2% moderately negative, and 0% extremely negative.

 

What did you think about the communications you received throughout the onboarding process?

Bar chart describing survey results. 23.5% found communications extremely effective, 34.6% very effective, 25.9% moderately effective, 13.6% slightly effective, and 2.5% not effective at all.

 

Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied were you with your onboarding experience?

Bar chart describing survey results. 26.9% were extremely satisfied, 35.9% very satisfied, 11.5% slightly satisfied, 9% neutral, 11.5% slightly dissatisfied, 5.1% very dissatisfied, and 0% extremely dissatisfied.

 

CFAES IT Team Progress

The CFAES IT team is working on a variety of projects including research and application support. Below are some highlights from May.

Research Support

  • Animal Sciences: Assisted in moving Krauss Dairy to OSUlan
  • Animal Sciences: Worked with third party vendors to fix issues with scales
  • Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering: Assisted a user in getting Robot Operating System working on Windows 10
  • Molecular and Cellular Imaging Center: Gathered information on research computers for inventory
  • Molecular and Cellular Imaging Center: Assisted in fixing issues on bioinformatic servers
  • Plant Pathology: Gathered information on research computers for inventory
  • Labs: Completed onboarding of lab PCs in Selby Hall; working to migrate PCs in labs to more modern OS and hardware.  
  • Assisting OCIO with e-waste and asset management, disposal, data destruction, etc.  
  • Coordinating with surplus to retrieve/select PC hardware that we may be able to use to help improve PI lab situations.

Application Support

  • Extension: Working with District Techs to develop a way to solve problems using invoicing software in the counties.  
  • FABE: With research support, began helping Darren Drewry get cloud connectivity for new data loggers and discussing high performance computing options such as AWS and OSC to analyze his data.  
  • FABE: With research support, identified solution for graduate student to use Linux-based Robot Operating System (ROS) command line and graphical software on Windows 10 to support a drone performing LiDAR mapping of plant growth in a greenhouse.  
  • FAHRP: Onboarded new digital signage and facilitated training.  
  • Outlying Research Stations: With research support, helped make modifications to two weather stations onsite.  
  • Renovations Planning: Consulted on providing time lapse camera footage for construction projects. Providing software platform and specified camera system. 

 

State-wide Progress

Map of Ohio showing project status in each county. See table below for data.

County Status Table

County NameStatus
AdamsWaiting Skype
AllenCounty owned: in talks
AshlandCounty Owned
AshtabulaNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
AthensScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
AuglaizeCounty Owned: In Talks
BelmontScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
BrownNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
ButlerCounty Owned
CarrollCounty Owned
ChampaignCounty Owned: In Talks
ClarkCounty owned: in talks
ClermontWaiting Skype
ClintonCounty Owned
ColumbianaFully moved to OCIO Services
CoshoctonCounty Owned
CrawfordCounty Owned
CuyahogaFully moved to OCIO Services
DarkeScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
DefianceCounty Owned: In Talks
DelawareCounty Owned
ErieCounty Owned
FairfieldWaiting Skype
FayetteCounty Owned
FranklinWaiting Skype
FultonCounty Owned
GalliaNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
GeaugaNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
GreeneNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
GuernseyUniversity Owned
HamiltonWaiting Skype
HancockFully moved to OCIO Services
HardinWaiting Skype
HarrisonCounty Owned
HenryScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
HighlandCounty Owned: In Talks
HockingFully moved to OCIO Services
HolmesScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
HuronCounty Owned
JacksonWaiting Skype
JeffersonCounty Owned
KnoxCounty Owned
LakeScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
LawrenceWaiting Skype
LickingCounty Owned
LoganCounty Owned
LorainNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
LucasNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
MadisonScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
MahoningNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
MarionCounty Owned
MedinaScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
MeigsWaiting Skype
MercerCounty Owned
MiamiCounty Owned
MonroeCounty Owned
MontgomeryCounty Owned
MorganCounty Owned: In Talks
MorrowScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
MuskingumWaiting Skype
NobleScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
OttawaScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
PauldingCounty Owned: In Talks
PerryWaiting Skype
PickawayNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
PikeWaiting Skype
PortageFully moved to OCIO Services
PrebleScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
PutnamCounty owned: in talks
RichlandCounty Owned
RossScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
SanduskyWaiting Skype
SciotoCounty Owned
SenecaNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
ShelbyNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
StarkCounty Owned
SummitFully moved to OCIO Services
TrumbullFully moved to OCIO Services
TuscarawasNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
UnionCounty Owned
Van WertNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
VintonNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
WarrenScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
WashingtonScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
WayneNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
WilliamsCounty Owned
WoodNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
WyandotCounty Owned